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‘Spellbound’ Review: Rachel Zegler Tames A Beastly Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem In Instant Classic Menken Animated Musical

Now streaming on Netflix, 'Spellbound' features the voices of Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem.

Directed by DreamWorks alum Vicky Jenson( Shrek, Shark Tale), Spellbound marks John Lasseter and Skydance Animations’ follow-up to Luck(2022), after he was ousted from Disney/Pixar following an impressive filmography that includes Toy Story(1995), Monsters, Inc.(2001), Finding Nemo(2003), Tangled(2010) and many more. In a fun twist on the princess’ cute pet/sidekick archetype, Lithgow’s type-A Bolinar switches bodies with Ellian’s Flink, who is only described as “not a purple rat,” despite his appearance, a perfect vessel for the Shrek alum’s voice. Nathan Lane and Tituss Burgess also provide some laughs in the form of the Oracles of the Sun and Moon, an eccentric set of roommates who travel around in a giant frog’s mouth and use a magical fob in place of a wand.

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